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Traditional treatment of skin diseases in Uttar Pradesh, india

Economic Botany volume 43, pages 480–486 (1989)Cite this article

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The paper deals with some important medicinal plants used in human skin diseases in Uttar Pradesh, India. Fifty species of 47 genera belonging to 30 families of pteridophytes and angiosperms are reported along with dosage rate and mode of administration.

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  1. Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002, India

    M. Mashkoor Alam & Wazahat Husain

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  1. M. Badruzzaman Siddiqui
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Siddiqui, M.B., Alam, M.M. & Husain, W. Traditional treatment of skin diseases in Uttar Pradesh, india. Econ Bot 43, 480–486 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935922

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Keywords

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  • Important Medicinal Plant
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